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Pamela Rice Hahn
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Indoor Grilling:
Pretty Red Packet Potatoes |
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If you don't have any leftover
steamed or baked potatoes to use, this one will dirty one dish.
The instructions assume you need to partially precook the
potatoes. |
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Once you experience
the savory goodness of these potatoes, you'll agree that it's
well worth that tiny bit of inconvenience. The combination of
butter and olive oils adds an extra depth of flavor. Studies
have shown that olive oil can actually help lower cholesterol,
so you'll be gaining that benefit, too.
Makes 2 Servings
2 medium to large red potatoes
1/2 red onion
2 teaspoons butter
1 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh dill or 1/4 teaspoon dried dill
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oilInstructions:
- Clean the potatoes and either thinly slice them or cut
them into cubes. Put into a microwave-safe covered dish.
- Thinly slice the red onion. Add it to the dish along
with the potatoes.
- Microwave on high for five minutes, or until potatoes
are fork-tender and onion is steamed and transparent. Allow
to sit covered while you prepare the packet.
- Plug in your indoor grill and allow it to preheat.
- Tear off a strip of heavy-duty aluminum foil, about one
and a half times as wide as your indoor grill. Rub the
butter on the middle of the foil, allowing at least a
two-inch unbuttered perimeter around the foil.
- Remove the cover from the microwave-safe dish, being
careful not to burn yourself on the steam. Stir the potatoes
and onion slices to mix. Transfer them to one-half of the
buttered portion of the foil. (The other half of the
buttered portion will be the packet "lid.") Drizzle the
teaspoon of olive oil over the potato-onion mixture.
Sprinkle with dill.
- Fold the foil over and crimp the edges to form a packet.
Tear off another equal-sized piece of heavy-duty foil. Place
the potato packet in the center of this piece of foil. Fold
the ends up over the potato packet so the resulting seam is
at the top and crimp the other edges.
- Place the packet on the grill, close the lid, and grill
for 10 minutes. Allow to rest for a minute or two before you
open the packet. Season with sea salt and freshly ground
pepper, if desired. Serve hot.
Adapted from:
Lazy About Grilling: the feet up, hands down easiest ways to
barbecue
Laurel Glen, 2002. ISBN: 1571457992
Copyright © 2002
Pamela
Rice Hahn
Used by Permission
All Rights Reserved |
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Lazy About Grilling:
the feet up, hands down easiest ways to barbecue
by Pamela Rice Hahn
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